Benefits

February 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) imposes new requirements and related penalties for employers regarding health insurance coverage.

February 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The America Saves campaign has launched a new Assess Your Savings Plan tool for people to review current savings strategies and find new...

February 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Overall retirement income adequacy for Baby Boomers and Generation X households improved last year.

February 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Financial services provider Fidelity Investments finds the average 401(k) balance has continued to increase, ending the fourth quarter of 2013 at a record...

February 12, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Nearly three-quarters of employees (71%) with a health reimbursement account (HRA) or health savings account (HSA) say their employers contributed to it in...

February 12, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Health savings accounts (HSAs) grew to exceed $20 billion in assets during January, according to a new survey.

February 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Expecting a marriage proposal, or acceptance of one, this Valentine’s Day? Maybe not, if you’re in debt.

February 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined contribution (DC) plans are an important part of the U.S. retirement system, says a research report.

February 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Village of Forest Park, Illinois, has retreated from moving employee 457 retirement plan accounts to a new provider.

February 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An employer match contribution can encourage participants to save in retirement plans, but for those plan sponsors that don’t offer one, certain tools,...

February 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Last week, AOL announced it was changing the timing of employer matching contributions for its 401(k) retirement plan.

February 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most defined contribution (DC) retirement plan participants stayed the course with their asset allocations as stock values generally rose over the first nine...

February 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While medical plan cost increases continue to decelerate, overall health plan costs are still on the rise, according to data compiled in the...

February 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As the population ages and long-term care is a greater concern for retirement, long-term care insurance may become a more widespread employee benefit...

February 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More than one-third of couples disagree over matters related to money in general and retirement in particular, says a recent study.

February 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – For smaller plan sponsors, there’s a range of plans to consider.

February 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Members of Generation X, those born between the early 1960s and the mid-1980s, have seen their retirement readiness degrade since the start of...

February 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Investment management firm Vanguard reports that the average account balances for 401(k) plan participants reached a record high of $101,650 at year-end 2013.

February 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly 90% of office workers come to work even when they know they are sick, according to the fourth annual Flu Season Survey...

February 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – 403(b) plan sponsors are often told to take lessons from their 401(k) plan counterparts. But, in some ways, 403(b)s are ahead in the game.